It’s getting dark, the clouds are forming.
Yet a single report wasn’t seen.
Why is the sky so dark now?
It’s not just some rain.
It cant be a storm.
Then one drop fell down, then another and another.
Until it rained.
Why is it pouring so hard?
Why wont it stop?
I’ve pulled out my umbrella yet its no use
Strong winds suddenly appeared.
Then my umbrella flew as the winds go by.
And there I was in the middle of the rain, looking up seeing the sky as it cries.
I asked.
Why are you crying?…..
…..
There was no response so i asked again.
What happened?……
………
Still no answer, I asked again.
Why now?…..
……. I don’t know …….
It’s response.
Then I said
Why are you telling me you don’t know? ……So your just crying to get peoples attention?
……………
Then the rain poured harder as the winds blow stronger.
Stop!!…. I order you to stop!….. Stop this nonsense!
What do you want from me!..
…Please.. tell me….
It got even stronger and stronger until I saw myself crying from the reflection of the puddle where I was standing.
Damn it!.. Why can’t you just once listen to me you don’t need to cry like that, if you just listen to me!
You’re not the only one who’s affected here!……… So just listen to me for once please! please…… We’ll get through this.
then it said.
…. You promise?…
I promise……
The sky started to clear as the winds weakened.
Me still standing soaked from the rain looked to the sky.
Let’s take it slowly…. okay? you’ll be fine.
Then i walked home with a smile.
“life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.. It’s about learning to dance in the rain” – Vivian Greene
Remus Riel L. Soriano
Humanist Talk 